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<\/a><\/p>\nThe atmosphere in the ballroom went positively rancid the moment I walked in.\u00a0 People stopped dancing mid-step.\u00a0 The band struck a sour chord and shambled into silence.\u00a0 Drinks spilled.\u00a0 A waiter dropped a tray of dishes with a loud, lingering clatter.\u00a0 A woman fainted, hitting the floor with a dull thud.<\/p>\n
Everyone in the place turned to look at me as if I had two heads.\u00a0 Something was ‘off’ about these people; I just couldn’t put my finger on it.<\/p>\n
The groom, looking quite put out, detached himself from his bride and strolled elegantly toward me, the tails of his tuxedo brushing the onlookers as they parted to let him through.\u00a0 He handed me a scrap of paper with the neatly written words: “There must be some mistake” and gestured to a banner over the dais which read: “Congratulations to Headless Charlie and Sue the Body!”<\/p>\n
That’s when I realized that it wasn’t my two heads that disturbed them…it was that I was the only freak in the room who had any head at all.<\/p>\n
How embarrassing!<\/p>\n
***Our new book – our 4th book – is nearly done.\u00a0 It is literally being printed now.\u00a0 The title is, “A Short Burst” a collection of flash science fiction.\u00a0 This story and image come from page 12.\u00a0 Most of what you find in this blog is a light dusting of what you’ll find in our books.\u00a0 Follow the links above to www.sallemander.com to buy them.\u00a0 \u00a0-Marsha<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The atmosphere in the ballroom went positively rancid the moment I walked in.\u00a0 People stopped dancing mid-step.\u00a0 The band struck a sour chord and shambled into silence.\u00a0 Drinks spilled.\u00a0 A waiter dropped a tray of dishes with a loud, lingering clatter.\u00a0 A woman fainted, hitting the floor with a dull thud. Everyone in the … Continue reading There Must Be Some Mistake<\/span>